Ben and Rose are children from two different eras who secretly wish that their lives were different. Ben longs for the father he’s never known, while Rose dreams of a mysterious actress whose life she chronicles in a scrapbook. When Ben discovers a puzzling clue and Rose reads an enticing headline, they both set out on epic quests to find what they’re missing.
“Here, finally, is a children’s film for real children, a sincere and humane work that is absent any franchise concerns or daydreams of ancillary product.”–Barry Hertz, Globe and Mail
“The longing for interpersonal connection, which is so central to Wonderstruck, reverberates throughout Haynes’s work.”–Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader
